Luggage carrier



March 5, 1929. I F1}. U 1,704,345

LUGGAGE CARRIER Filed Aug. 1928 Patented Mar. 5, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LUGGAGE CARRIER.

Application filed August 8, 1923. Serial No. 298,168.

This invention role" s to on improved luggage carrier for Alina iobilcsand is formed by a strip which when retracted rests against the splashboard of on ziutoniol which board extends between the mud guiuds of enmitolnohile and above the st p. The strip when extended (Jo-operateswith the step to form a luggage carrier by holdine' whatever Iuge'ege ison the step against displacement.

The device is an improvement over the usual forms of rack in that itedepts itself to packages of uneven shape and those that extend beyondthe foot-board or step.

The strip which can be extended over the foot-board is also of use inits retracted or flat po lion us it serves 21s a luck board or guardwhich receives the ccmtucts from the toes of shoes of people that steptoo for for- "urd in entering the car. It thus replaces the ori'linuiwmetal plates usually installed for this purpose.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure1 is a perspective view" of: a strip extended to hold luggage curried onthe step of the automobile. Figure 2 a side view of e et'ri. when fiatagainst the splash board. Figure 3 is e do tail section on line 3 3 inFigu re 2 and Figure 4 n side view of the end. of the strip.

The drawing shows one form of strip scoured to an automobile and Whileany T01R11 oi strip can be secured in a manner to allow its extensionover the foot-bonrd I prefer to use an elastic strip, usually one madeof a good quelitv of rubber.

In the illustration I show u :lfoot-bom'd at ll) which supports thebaggage or luggage and the splash-board is shown at 11. These ports arethe usual ones on an automobile.

The strip extensible and I show a strip 12 of elastic nmterinl whichwhen flat, as in Fig-ore 2, lies against the splash board and forms alil('l-l)0fll'l or toe-guard. This pr0- tccts the paint einlpreventsdenting of the spluslnbourd.

hen luggage is placed on the foot-board, es in Figure l 5 the strip isextended to embrace the luggee'e and holds it securely in place. Thestrip flexible and thus adapts itself to various shapes: of bundles andcases. The luggage can be kept from scratching the car by placing softpucltcfles next to thecar or placing a cushion or folded blanket againstthe car.

The strip if made of elastic, is re-in'forced Q at its ends hvvulcenizing ii metal plate 13 in the end-of the strip and perforatingthe reiut'orced end as at 14 to allow the strip to be secured to the carby the rivets 15.

Vurious changes can be made in the former and construction of the deviceWithout departing from the scope of the invention.

I claim 1. A strip secured to the splash-board of 1m llllTOl'l'lOlllbllGto act as n kick-plate and of flexible material so that the strip can beextended over the step to retain baggage thereon. V

2. An elastic strip in conibinuthm with a splash-hoard to which it issecured and a step over which it can be extended to co-operate therewithto form a luggage carrier.

The conibinution of an mitomobile with an elastic strip secured at itsend to the splush-bourd of the mitoluobile and extensible over the stepto form a luggage carrier.

In testimony whereof I utlix 111V signature.

/ FREDERICK A RUFF.

